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Page 3 Regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission August 9, 2011 to detemvne ERMU's options. The ERMU 2011 budget included $100,000 to begin retrofitting the engines. Troy Adams said he would bring back this topic and give an update at a future meeting. 5.3 Review the 2011 Budget Schedule. Travel and Training Budget, and Dues/Subscriutions/Fees Budget Troy Adams reviewed the Travel and Training Budget and the Dues/Subscription/Fees projected for 2012. Troy Adams also talked about MMPA and the similarities ERMU has with the members. More information will be provided at a future meeting. 5.4 Al Nadeau said he has talked with staff and is very concerned over the loss of a couple of linemen because of the pay rates. He talked about the substantial cost associated with the training of the lineman. Losing good quality people on a program where ERMU is falling behind on salary rates needs to be looked at. He said he understands the economy but thinks it is important make a plan to get back on track with the competitive wages so ERMU can keep quality people. John Dietz and Daryl Thompson had no comments at this time. 6.1 Staff Updates Troy Adams said ERMU has received letters of thanks from Princeton and Connexus for mutual aid after the recent storms. Troy Adams also discussed the recent outage ERMU had due to the storms, the communication with outside staff and office staff helped to define the outage areas to make the repairs go smoothly. The meter shop recently discovered an issue at the Otsego substation, the problem was caught before a major outage occurred. 6.2 Set Date for Neat Meeting The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission will be Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at 3:30 p.m. 6.3 Adiourn Regular Meeting John Dietz moved to adjourn the regular meeting of the Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission meeting at 4:55 p.m. Daryl Thompson seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0.